Reuben Humphrey

Reuben Humphrey (2 September 1757-12 August 1831) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-NY 16) from 1807 to 1809, succeeding Uri Tracy.

Biography
Reuben Humphrey was born in West Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut in 1757, and he served as a militia officer during the American Revolutionary War, fighting at the Battle of Long Island in 1776. After becoming involved in local politics after the war's end, he moved to Onondaga County, New York in 1801, becoming a farmer. He went on to serve in the US House of Representatives from 1807 to 1809 and in the State Senate from 1811 to 1815, and he died in 1831.